Taliban detain 18 Swiss NGO workers for 'preaching Christianity'

The Taliban in Afghanistan have detained 18 members of a Swiss-registered NGO, including a foreign national, for allegedly preaching Christianity. The International Assistance Mission (IAM) said the staffers were picked up from its office in Ghor province in central Afghanistan, and then taken to Kabul. "We are doing everything...to ensure [our staff's]...release," the IAM said in a statement.